Marijuana Moment: Democratic Senator ‘Very Concerned’ About How DOJ Will Handle Marijuana Rescheduling

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Written By Matt Laslo

“The LCB contributed reporting from Washington, D.C.”

By Tom Angell

Bipartisan senators are weighing in on the Trump administration’s marijuana rescheduling process—including how it could impact the fight to ease banking access for cannabis businesses.

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) told Marijuana Moment on Wednesday that it’s “too early to tell” what the implications of President Donald Trump’s executive order directing the Department of Justice to expedite the process of moving cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to Schedule III will be—saying that while there are “things that look promising” about it, he is “very concerned about where the DOJ will land.”

“The ability of the Trump administration to speak out of both sides of their mouth is staggering,” he said. “So I’m just going to wait and see right now. Obviously, there’s things that look promising—to end generations of injustice. I really want to wait and see…”

Read the entire piece at Marijuana Moment.

Matt Laslo

The LCB’s founder, veteran political correspondent Matt Laslo, has brought Washington, DC to life for millions (73+ million on last count) of listeners, viewers and readers. He’s reported for five Pulitzer Prize-winning news outlets, 60+ award-wining local NPR outlets, nonprofit newsrooms and national magazines. He also runs the popular interactive journalism startup Ask a Pol Politics — a Substack bestseller.

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